im looking up baby names and there are 2 seperate lists for gaelic/celtic and irish....i'm not sure why
2006-10-31 06:54:37 · 5 answers · asked by toolate 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Not sure either. Gaelic is the original language of Ireland, also spoken by a minority in Scotland. It is a Celtic language, which means it is related to Welsh.
I suppose by Irish, they might mean Irish-English, an English word mainly used in Ireland, or an English version of a Gaelic word. Lots of Irish names of people and places look very different in their Anglicised forms from in the original Gaelic.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-31 07:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lingustics professional, but I am Irish. Celtic is the group of languages that include Irish, Scots Gaelic, Manx, Breton, Welsh and Cornish. Irish would be not suprisingly Irish, Gaelic could mean both Irish and Scots Gaelic. Gaelic is an archaic term for the Irish language, normally Gaelic is defined as Scots/Scottish Gaelic or Irish gaelic. Many people on this site say Gaelic instead of Irish. We(I mean Irish people) sometimes find this like nails on a chalkboard. Irish people will say either Irish or Gaelige. Gaelic for us is a sport.
2006-11-01 04:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by eorpach_agus_eireannach 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gaelic usually refers to the language of Scotland. Irish usually refers to the language of Ireland. Celtic is the language family to which both Gaelic and Irish belong along with Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Manx. "Celtic" in a baby name book means that they cannot be certain from which Celtic language the name derives.
2006-10-31 10:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic are three distinct languages, although they are closely related.
2006-10-31 10:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by Dennis J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the gaelic/celtic names are regions of northern England. Ireland is its own island near England.
2006-10-31 07:15:03 · answer #5 · answered by halarious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋